The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-19
MINNESOTA.

The portion OF Osakis, burned last Jan
uary is being rapidly rebuilt
1hirty-two Mankato saloons have taken
outiicenses for May and June.
Christian Peterson, an incorrigble Red
Wing, youth, has been sent to the reform
school.
Serious prairie fires are reported from
the townships of Getty and Grove, Stearns
County.
Flint Brothers furniture factory at
Faribault, burned on the 10th. Loss s., 900:
no insurance.
several persons were stunned by lightning
but none seriously injured.
The Red Wing Stoneware Company is
burning Kiln of stoneware with crude coal
oil. The company are putting in founda-
tion for large warehouse.
The premises at Saltwater, known as the
Staples foundry, were destroyed by fire on
the evening of the 10th. Loss on machinery
and unfinished work So. 800, ON buildings
10000. Insurance Sl2.JOJ.
Crop reports from l25 counties Gin Mime
sofa, Dakota and Iowa show that seeding
through the Northwest has been completed
With favorable weather, the crops har-
vested next fall in Minnesota and Dakota
will be unprecedented.
Forest fires have done large damage along
the Mississippi river from Brainerd4 toward
Aitkin. The Northwestern Lumber Com
pany Of Minneapolis and g. s. Garfield of
Brainerd are heavy losers. Some Of the
homesteaders have suffered considerably.
Fire at Ortonville, on the afternoon of the
18th destroyed Engquist's plow factory, the
Godfrey house barn, q portion of the
Charles Be.cher lumber yard and several
outbuildings. The loss is $1,000 and in
surance 5000. The city had a very narrow
escape.
At st. Paul, on the 10th, Bertha Hegener
and Charles Hegener of Minneapolis pleaded
not guilty to an indictment for man.
slaughter in the tirst-degree, for the killing
of John Murphy, the former as principal
and the latter as accessory before Ethe fact.
Bail was continued in $1,000.
The minneapolis and st. Louis railway
blacksmithsand repair shops at Minneapolis,
were destroyed by fire on the night OF the
18th, cau-ing a loss of $J0,O0O to $15, 900.
Three other small fires occurred in the
same city during that night, but the
damage was slight. -----..
John M. Lynch, . farmer living eight
miles from Rochester, Oimsted County.
fell from the top Of his windmill, striking
his head on q milk chest, crushing his skull,
and causing death. His wife, who wit
messed his fall, went into Mysteries, and
lies in precarious condition.
The city Of Crookston had . narrow
escape from havoc by prairie fire, on the 7th
A barn in the southeast approach to tho
main part OF the town was burned the
| cinders carried an immense distance by the
| gale of wind, but the fire department and
citizens made successful fight against the
| element.
At Clearwater, ON tho night of May s
| &. NJ. Phillips drug store, blew open the
| $1,000 in money and jewelry. The wOrl
| showed the hand of q professional. Thu
plate was drilled by the use Of q common
bit stock, taken from neighboring wagoi
shop, and fine drill.
| A letter has been received at st. Paul
announcing the death of John D. Martin
who was tried and acquitted at the las
| term of the Ramsey district court, for tn,
murder Of Buck Moore at the Minnesots
| Transfer The death occurred at the houst
OF cousin, ut Plattsmouth, Neb., q small
town near Omaha, and the immediat,
cause was indammatory rheumatism.
At Milwaukee, ON the 9th, John Bauer
. carpenter sixty-six years Of age
committed suicide by tying one end of ,
stout cord around q bed post and the othe
bed and choking himself to death. Des
pondency, growing out chargin at his ar
rest two weeks ago for q petty offense, wa
the cause. Bauer had made an unsuccess
full attempt at suicide by cutting his throa
three years ago. He was . divorced mar
and had no children.
Red Wing, Pennington, Hastings ant
6hakopee were considered by the Commis
sion to select site for the Reform Schoo
on its removal from St. Paul. On the 18th
the Commission decided upon site at Rsl